Outlining the issues and techniques that are fundamental to journalism in today's multimedia world, The Multimedia Journalist: Storytelling for Today's Media Landscape teaches students how to become visual storytellers—a necessity in new media. Author Jennifer George-Palilonis expertly balances theoretical concepts and practical skills for becoming a journalist in our shifting multimedia landscape. With an interactive companion website and "Professional Perspective" boxes that include points of view from professionals in the field, The Multimedia Journalist is a versatile text for students pursuing storytelling in the multimedia age.
SUPPORT PACKAGE:
A Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/palilonis) maintained by the author contains:
* A blog featuring discussions of industry news and innovations in multimedia storytelling
* A discussion forum
* A frequently updated example gallery
* Interactive exercises and software tutorials
* A catalog of links to tutorials outside the site
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Author
UNIT I. MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
CHAPTER 1. Defining Multimedia
Information architecture in the digital world
CHAPTER 2. Collaboration and Specialization
Reporting & editing in interdisciplinary teams
CHAPTER 3. Planning Multimedia
Assessing multimedia potential for your stories
CHAPTER 4. Navigation and Interactivity
Planning and testing for the user experience
UNIT II. SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE
CHAPTER 5. Groundwork
The well-rounded journalist
CHAPTER 6. Writing
Writing stories across platforms
CHAPTER 7. Photojournalism
Capturing the moments that transcend language
CHAPTER 8. Audio
Sound storytelling
CHAPTER 9. Video
Visual storytelling and news in motion
CHAPTER 10. Information Graphics
Visualizing the News
UNIT III. ONWARD & UPWARD
CHAPTER 11. Story Packaging
Multimedia design and content management
CHAPTER 12. Looking Forward
The future of news . . . and your place in it
Overview
Outlining the issues and techniques that are fundamental to journalism in today's multimedia world, The Multimedia Journalist: Storytelling for Today's Media Landscape teaches students how to become visual storytellers—a necessity in new media. Author Jennifer George-Palilonis expertly balances theoretical concepts and practical skills for becoming a journalist in our shifting multimedia landscape. With an interactive companion website and "Professional Perspective" boxes that include points of view from ...